navigate meaning and definition

NAVIGATE verb

Definition of navigate (verb)

1. travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
   • "The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow"
   • synonyms: sail, voyage
2. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance
   • "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"
   • synonyms: pilot
3. direct carefully and safely
   • "He navigated his way to the altar"